MANILA – The Philippines declared a state of calamity in the Luzon region in the north of the country yesterday after a typhoon killed at least 16 people and displaced thousands, officials said.
Typhoon Mindulle was heading towards Taiwan, to the north of the Philippines, yesterday evening. Mindulle, the ninth typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, had caused about 268 million pesos (US$4.8 million) in damage to agriculture, mostly in rice- and corn-growing areas, agriculture secretary, Luis Lorenzo, said.- Nampa-ReutersMindulle, the ninth typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, had caused about 268 million pesos (US$4.8 million) in damage to agriculture, mostly in rice- and corn-growing areas, agriculture secretary, Luis Lorenzo, said.- Nampa-Reuters
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